The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TENTACLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TENTACLE
- Time to replace power in magical figure, one feels
- Having a number to deal with, king put out feeler
- Old Spanish wine buff acquires large organ
- Can’t foul in the box, one might be feeling
- Flexible growth found in cattle ranging freely over space
- A nettle waving about caught arm
- One may be feeling cold needing to get into shelter with drink
- Camp champion consuming large bit of snail, say
- Patent a clever gripping thing to wave about
- Clear over story about Conservative grabbing member
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The straight part
We know that "Flexible growth" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case flexible growth = tentacle.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TENTACLE mean?
TENTACLE noun- An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.
- One of the glandular hairs on the leaves of certain insectivorous plants.
- An insidious reach or influence.